Disneyland is already decking the halls for the Christmas holiday season
Published Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:41:55 GMT
Disneyland is already making plans for the holiday season in the middle of summer that will fill the Anaheim theme park this winter with seasonal parades, ride overlays, Santa visits, food and decor complete with Christmas trees, faux snow and shimmering icicles.The winter holiday season returns to Disneyland, Disney California Adventure, Downtown Disney and the three Disney resort hotels from Nov. 10 through Jan. 7.SEE ALSO: Disneyland expands booze to 3 more restaurants – against Walt Disney’s wishesHere are all the details for the Christmas holiday season at the Disneyland resort — if you’re tiring of the summer heat and already daydreaming about whatever passes for “winter” in Southern California.The Festival of Holiday at Disney California Adventure in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, Nov 9, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) Disney California AdventureSeasonal décor will fill Disney California Adventure with a 50-foot-tall Christmas tree on Buena Vista Str...FBI hunts for more victims after woman’s Oregon escape
Published Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:41:55 GMT
By Gene Johnson and Claire Rush | Associated PressPORTLAND, Ore. — A man who posed as an undercover police officer kidnapped a woman in Seattle, drove her hundreds of miles to his home in Oregon and locked her in a makeshift cinderblock jail cell, from which she bloodied her hands while breaking open the door to escape, the FBI said Wednesday.The man now faces federal charges, and authorities said they are looking for additional victims after linking him to sexual assaults in at least four more states.“This woman was kidnapped, chained, sexually assaulted, and locked in a cinderblock cell,” Stephanie Shark, the assistant special agent in charge of the FBI’s Portland field office, said in a news release. “Her quick thinking and will to survive may have saved other women from a similar nightmare.”After the woman escaped from his home in Klamath Falls, 29-year-old Negasi Zuberi fled the southern Oregon city of roughly 22,000 people but was arrested by loca...Russia attacks Ukrainian port on Romania border
Published Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:41:55 GMT
By Hanna Arhirova | Associated PressKYIV, Ukraine — Russian drones on Wednesday hit a Ukrainian port city along the border with Romania, causing significant damage and a huge fire at facilities that are key to Ukrainian grain exports.The attacks followed the end of a deal with Russia that had allowed Ukrainian shipments to world markets from the Black Sea port of Odesa. Since scrapping the deal, Russia has hammered the country’s ports with strikes, compounding the blow to the key industry. In the past two weeks, dozens of drones and missile attacks have targeted the port of Odesa and the region’s river ports, which are being used as alternative routes.The head of the Ukrainian president’s office, Andriy Yermak, said the city of Izmail, on the Danube River that forms part of the Ukraine-Romania border, was hit in the strikes.Video obtained by The Associated Press showed explosions and a large fire in the distance on the Danube, captured by fishermen in Romania, a NA...Lake Tahoe foot fondler identified, arrested in NorCal
Published Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:41:55 GMT
(KRON) -- A man with a foot fetish who broke into a Lake Tahoe resort and fondled women's feet has been apprehended, sheriff's investigators said Wednesday. The suspected foot fondler was identified as Mark Anthony Gonzales, 26, of Atwater, Calif., according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in Nevada. The creepy pre-dawn incidents happened when many tourists were vacationing around Lake Tahoe for the Fourth of July holiday. "During the early morning hours between July 1-3, 2023, an adult male entered two Stateline resort condominiums by opening unlocked screen doors. Once inside, he positioned himself at the foot of the bed and rubbed the feet of two separate adult females," the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office wrote. The women woke up to discover that a complete stranger was fondling their feet, investigators said. The victims confronted the man and he fled. DCSO wrote, "Investigators learned Gonzales was known to local law enforcement in the Atwater/Merced County, California ...Novato police ask public to help identify home burglars
Published Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:41:55 GMT
(KRON) -- On Wednesday the Novato Police Department released home surveillance images of two burglars dressed in unique clothing. Police said the duo broke into two homes on July 15, and investigators are still trying to identify the burglars. "The suspects in the photos pried open the front doors to the residences to gain entry. They stole valuable items and then left on foot. The two suspects were seen on video surveillance and one of photos shows the man’s arm with a distinct tattoo on his left bicep area," NPD wrote. Novato police are asking for the public's help to identify the men.(Image via NPD) (Image courtesy NPD) (Image courtesy NPD) Novato police also released tips for improving home security and preventing burglaries: Make your home look occupied, and make it difficult to break in.Lock all outside doors and windows before you leave your home.Leave lights on when you go out.Keep your garage door closed and locked.Sliding glass doors are vulnerable. Special locks are avail...Freeway shooting on I-880 in Hayward being investigated, no injuries
Published Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:41:55 GMT
(KRON) -- There was a non-injury freeway shooting on Interstate 880 in Hayward on Tuesday, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers with the CHP Hayward Area officer were advised of the shooting, which occurred south of State Route 84, at around 4:46 p.m. Police seek public’s help in locating missing Saratoga teen At the scene, officers located three victims, none of whom sustained injuries in the shooting. The CHP Hayward Area is investigating the shooting, along with assistance from the Golden Gate Investigative Services Unit.No suspect has yet been identified, according to the CHP.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.I Was Just Subpoenaed by Trump’s Georgia Grand Jury. Here’s What I’ll Tell Them.
Published Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:41:55 GMT
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis sits in a courtroom in the Fulton County Courthouse on July 11, 2023, in Atlanta.Photo: Brynn Anderson/APOn Monday afternoon, I met an investigator from the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office in a nondescript parking lot downtown in Atlanta. He handed me two subpoenas to testify before one of the grand juries empaneled here considering charges in the 2020 election interference case with Donald Trump.I’m at Buteco, a bar in East Atlanta. I don’t drink anymore. I’m thinking about it.It’s the second time I’ve been asked to testify. A year ago, I sat in front of a grand jury on the third floor of the courthouse — which is now buttressed with orange barricades in anticipation of incipient madness — to describe barging into a semi-clandestine meeting of Republicans pretending to be Georgia’s official electors in December 2020.For more than two years, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has...Super streaming week for Chris Pratt fans as ‘Guardians 3’ hits Disney+, ‘Mario’ hits Peacock
Published Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:41:55 GMT
toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley salutes 'Guardians' & 'Mario' streaming (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); “Barbie” is now the third-highest grossing movie of the year in global box office. It’s now chasing two mega blockbusters that finally drop on streaming this week.Wouldn’t you know it? They both star Chris Pratt with Star Lord vs. Super Mario!Marvel’s “Guardians of the G...Tight ends Clay Cundiff and Jack Eschenbach have left Wisconsin’s program
Published Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:41:55 GMT
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has opened preseason camp without tight ends Clay Cundiff and Jack Eschenbach, who both left the team during the offseason.Neither player appeared on Wisconsin’s roster as the Badgers held their first workout Wednesday at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.Cundiff suffered major injuries each of the last two seasons. He dislocated an ankle, broke his fibula and tore the deltoid ligament in his right leg in a 2021 victory over Iowa. Cundiff returned last year and caught two touchdown passes in an early-season loss to Washington State but was carted off the field with an injured left leg in a loss to Ohio State and didn’t play again.Eschenbach caught 14 passes for 120 yards last season. He would have been using a sixth season of eligibility if he had played for Wisconsin this fall.___AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-pollSourceAn inside look at Washington Business Journal’s revamped LGBTQ+ Business Awards program
Published Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:41:55 GMT
If you’ve been following the Washington Business Journal for the past few years, you may have thought we skipped our Business of Pride awards. Or, maybe, it just didn’t register that our annual awards honoring LGBTQ+ business leaders from across the region was absent in the midst of other well-attended pride celebrations in Greater Washington this June. Don’t worry — I won’t tell anyone. So where, you might ask, is our pride? After careful consideration, we’ve moved the program to avoid conflicts with similar events. The move also gives us the opportunity to spotlight leaders and companies for advancing the LGBTQ+ community beyond the month of June. This year, we’re excited to host our LGBTQ+ Business Awards on Nov. 16 at District Winery in D.C. Nominations are now open for the redesigned program, formally known as the Business of Pride, and honorees will be featured in a special section in print and online on Nov. 20 in the Washington Business J...Latest news
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